The Paris police department received a 9-1-1 call from a female caller around 11:23 PM last night. She was reporting someone bleeding.

Paris Fire, EMS and police responded to the scene and upon arrival found four individuals deceased in a residence at 435 NE 6th Street.

All four individuals were found in a front room of the house. Each victim looked to have apparent gunshot wounds. Autopsies were ordered by Judge Gene Hobbs.

The department has not identified any witnesses to the shooting.

Investigation revealed there were two other men in the house at some point during the evening. Investigators have interviewed one of the men and the other man was arrested on unrelated charges.

The deceased have been identified and next of kin notified. They are:Romello Dewain Steward, 18 of ParisDevante Laray Akins, 21 of ParisBrijonne Rashad Woods, 24 of ParisBilly Charles Carey, 32 of Garland

Paris police investigators and Texas Ranger Stacey McNeal have been processing the very complex crime scene all night clearing the scene at 8:05 AM this morning. From the preliminary investigation, any form of a murder / suicide has been ruled out.

The investigation is on-going. Anyone with any information regarding this heinous offense is encouraged to contact the police department at 903-784-6688 or Lamar County CrimeStoppers at 903-785-TIPS.

Online Public Information File

Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov.